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Investing with G & S Builders

Two towers built. Two delivered. Two lived in. The third is going up now.

Property returns in Islamabad are good. Property returns on a building that never gets finished are zero. The first question for any investor here isn't yield — it's completion risk.

Zahid Gul in a meeting at the G & S Builders office in Islamabad
Zahid Gul, founder and managing director. One company holds the land, the design, the structure and the handover.

Completion risk

The completion question

An off-plan unit is only an asset once the building exists. Until then it's a receipt.

G & S Builders has completed and handed over two consecutive developments. Gul Heights 1 and Gul Heights 2 are both finished, both occupied, and both generating rent for the investors who bought into them.

That's the track record we're offering on Gul Skyline. It is the third building, run by the same site team and the same suppliers as the two you can already walk into.

Before the building exists

A receipt

Instalments paid against a drawing. No keys, no tenant, no rent — and no way to sell what has not been built.

After handover

An asset

A unit with a key, a tenant and a rent. Two of our buildings are at this stage and have been since handover.

The record, as it stands

All three projects
Gul Heights 1 Fully occupied Floors 6 Location Main Markaz D-17 Handed over To be confirmed Gul Heights 2 Fully occupied Floors 7 Location Main Markaz, D-17/2 Handed over To be confirmed Gul Skyline Under construction Floors To be confirmed Location To be confirmed Completion To be confirmed

The case

Why investors choose our projects

Five reasons, in the order investors raise them. Where we do not hold a figure we can evidence, the line stays empty rather than being filled with an estimate.

  1. Delivered on schedule

    Both completed projects were handed over. Investors got units, not extensions.

  2. Occupied quickly

    Our buildings fill. Location, layout and build quality mean units let and resell without sitting empty. Both towers stand at Main Markaz D-17, steps from Margalla Avenue, and both have been occupied since handover.

  3. Rental demand

    A home above a working arcade lets differently to one on a quiet street, and both Gul Heights towers were built that way on purpose — shops and offices below, apartments above, on an address that stays busy. Ask us about current rents in Gul Heights 1 and 2 — real numbers from real tenants in our own buildings.

  4. Held value

    Both completed buildings have been fully occupied since handover. What that has meant for values on that street is a question the sales team answers with figures rather than adjectives — ask them, and check the answer against the market yourself.

    No resale or appreciation figure is published on this page until we can evidence it. Ask us and we will show you what we actually hold.

  5. Instalment structure

    Payment plans through construction mean the investment is staged rather than paid up front. The booking terms and the current schedule for Gul Skyline are on its project page.

Commercial

Commercial opportunities

Both Gul Heights towers carry shops and commercial floors at street level, and Gul Skyline is going up on the same mixed-use model.

Ground-floor retail in a fully occupied residential building has a built-in customer base from day one. The tenants upstairs are the footfall.

The corner of Gul Heights 2 at dusk — a lit, glazed retail unit at street level with apartment balconies above
Fully occupied Gul Heights 1 Shops and an arcade at street level, a retail mezzanine above them, then two office plates before the apartments start. See Gul Heights 1 Fully occupied Gul Heights 2 Shops across three levels — lower ground, ground and first — with four floors of apartments above them. See Gul Heights 2 Bookings open Gul Skyline Under construction now, by the same site team that finished the two towers. Commercial units are being booked while it goes up. See Gul Skyline
Going through the documents at the office.

The paperwork

On paper, before anything is signed

Booking terms, payment stages, approvals. We would rather you read all of it slowly, sitting with someone who can answer the awkward questions, than sign anything quickly.

Bring a lawyer if you want one. It has never once been a problem.

Before you commit

Do your diligence

We'd rather have an informed investor than a fast one. Five checks to run before committing anywhere in this market — on us as much as on anyone else.

  1. Verify the approval status with the Capital Development Authority (CDA) directly.

  2. Visit a building the developer has actually completed.

  3. Ask existing owners about the handover experience.

  4. Read the payment schedule and the default terms properly.

  5. Confirm what happens if completion is delayed.

On the Gul Heights 2 site in Islamabad — the building under construction reflected in the site-office glass

We'll help you run it on us

We'll open a finished building, put you in front of owners, and hand over the approval and payment documents — including the parts that aren't flattering.

Request the investor pack

Approval references and unit counts are also answered on the FAQ.

Not financial advice

This page describes our projects and is not financial advice. Property values can fall as well as rise. Consider your own circumstances and take independent advice before investing.